Did you know that Pigeon Pea, a native of Indian subcontinent, popularly known as Toor Dal or Arhar Dal or Togari bele since atleast from last 8000 years, is botanical food pulse Cajanus cajan that unites all of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Tripura to Gujarat?
Pigeon pea or Tuar dal or Togari bele Did you know that Pigeon Pea, a native of Indian subcontinent, popularly known as Toor Dal or Arhar Dal or Togari bele since atleast from last 8000 years, is botanical food pulse Cajanus cajan that unites all of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Tripura to Gujarat? Did you know that the pigeon pea is the first seed legume plant to have its complete genome sequenced with the sequencing first accomplished by a group of 31 Indian scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research? Pigeon pea or Tuar dal or Togari bele, a perennial legume, a very drought-resistant crop, is the most popular dal or pulse in the south of India. It is a perennial legume from the Fabaceae family, its presumptive closest wild relative, is Cajanus cajanifolia that occurs in tropical deciduous woodlands and its cultivation has been documented. The name Pigeon pea originated when the pulse travelled from India to east ...
